3.4. IAM/APM Policy Deployment

In this lab we will deploy a Identity and Access Management policy that can be used by Access Policy Manager. Be sure to review the following documentation before continuing:

3.4.1. IAM Policy Deployment via Bundled Resource

  1. Create a new deployment with the following values:

    Field Name Value
    Name Lab3.4
    Template appsvcs_integration_v2.0.003_custom
    Virtual Server: Address 10.1.20.34
    `Virtual Server: Port <AppSvcsiAp p_presoref.html# preso-pool-port> `__ 80
    Pool: Pool Table
    • Row 1:
      • Index: 0
      • Monitor(s): 0
    Pool: Members
    • Row 1:
      • Pool Idx: 0
      • IP/Node Name: 10.1.10.100
      • Port: 80
    • Row 2:
      • Pool Idx: 0
      • IP/Node Name: 10.1.10.101
      • Port: 80
    Monitor: Monitor Table
    • Row 1:
      • Index: 0
      • Name: /Common/http
    Virtual Server: Client-side L4 Protocol Profile /Common/tcp-wan-optimized
    Virtual Server: Server-side L4 Protocol Profile /Common/tcp-lan-optimized
    Virtual Server: HTTP Profile /Common/http
    Virtual Server: Access Profile
    use-bundled
    
    Virtual Server: Bundled Items
    • Row 1:
      • Resource: <select the resource from the dropdown that begins with ‘apm:’ that matches the BIG-IP version you are using>

  2. Click the ‘Finished’ button to deploy the template and monitor the deployment log

  3. The initial objects in the Components view does not represent the final state of the deployment as detailed in Execution Flow

  4. Monitor the deployment log and wait for the postdeploy_final process to complete

  5. Review the deployed configuration using the iApp Components view
    • Notice the APM policy was deployed and linked to the Virtual Server with an object name of ‘bundled_apm_policy’

3.4.2. IAM Policy Deployment via URL

Note

As mentioned previously only one APM policy can be deployed at a time. We will replace the policy deployed previously with one loaded from a URL.

  1. Click iApps -> Application Services -> Lab3.4 -> Reconfigure

  2. Modify the following values and click ‘Finished’:

    Field Name Value
    Virtual Server: Bundled Items
    • Row 1:

      • Resource: <select the appropriate item from below>

        11.5:

        apm:url=http://<web server IP>/app
        

    svcs/remote_apm_11_5.conf.tar.gz

    11.6:

    apm:url=http://<web server IP>/app
    

    svcs/remote_apm_11_6.conf.tar.gz

    12.0:

    apm:url=http://<web server IP>/app
    

    svcs/remote_apm_12_0.conf.tar.gz

    12.1:

    apm:url=http://<web server IP>/app
    

    svcs/remote_apm_12_1.conf.tar.gz


  3. Click the ‘Finished’ button to deploy the template and monitor the deployment log

  4. Monitor the deployment log and wait for the postdeploy_final process to complete

  5. Review the deployed configuration using the iApp Components view

  6. Review the deployed configuration using the iApp Components view
    • Notice the APM policy was deployed and linked to the Virtual Server with an object name of ‘bundled_apm_policy’

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